Not sure if this has been brought up yet but just saw this on nzherald. For the very reasonable price of $24.99 (hint sarcasm) you can watch the All Blacks play against the UK Babas or a France XV live streamed on Allblacks.com, stream supplied by Sky. Really? Up there with BS boxing matches for obscene prices. Don't they realise if they make it a reasonable price MORE people will pay to watch.

How many customers have they got access to on the overseas market? You are not comparing Apples with Apples if you think Amazon are going to charge $2 - $10NZ to watch a first class All Blacks game you will be in for a shock I suspect

But on the same overseas market you can access a month of rugby for $20usd on Rugbypass ($15 if you apply promo code) or espn on Slingtv. So why would I pay $24.99 for 1 second rate game?

Rugbypass has "orphaned" rights purchased cheap. If there is a global streaming rights package that an Amazon would buy (and thats the package it'd be after) then you get a global streaming price. RugbyPass is set at USD20/mth because it has very little value in those markets. NFL's Gamepass, for example, is priced regardless of whether you live in an NFL-mad country or not. You're currently taking advantage by lying about where you are watching the content - and that loophole will close sooner or later.

As alluded to in other threads the streaming price is going to be set at whatever the perceived entertainment value is. Not at previous contract prices for Azerbaijan's market.....

$24.99 a game is just not worth it (for me). I'd rather go to the pub and add that to my beer fund. If it were $10 I'd be interested. What is going to be extremely interesting is to see what they charge overseas customers for the same stream. In all cases its money to Sky TV, Livestream, the All Blacks and maybe their opponents.

But on the same overseas market you can access a month of rugby for $20usd on Rugbypass ($15 if you apply promo code) or espn on Slingtv. So why would I pay $24.99 for 1 second rate game?

Rugbypass has "orphaned" rights purchased cheap. If there is a global streaming rights package that an Amazon would buy (and thats the package it'd be after) then you get a global streaming price. RugbyPass is set at USD20/mth because it has very little value in those markets. NFL's Gamepass, for example, is priced regardless of whether you live in an NFL-mad country or not. You're currently taking advantage by lying about where you are watching the content - and that loophole will close sooner or later.

As alluded to in other threads the streaming price is going to be set at whatever the perceived entertainment value is. Not at previous contract prices for Azerbaijan's market.....

And they'll find very few will pay $24.99 for a second rate game. Me I'll carry on as normal.

But on the same overseas market you can access a month of rugby for $20usd on Rugbypass ($15 if you apply promo code) or espn on Slingtv. So why would I pay $24.99 for 1 second rate game?

Rugbypass has "orphaned" rights purchased cheap. If there is a global streaming rights package that an Amazon would buy (and thats the package it'd be after) then you get a global streaming price. RugbyPass is set at USD20/mth because it has very little value in those markets. NFL's Gamepass, for example, is priced regardless of whether you live in an NFL-mad country or not. You're currently taking advantage by lying about where you are watching the content - and that loophole will close sooner or later.

As alluded to in other threads the streaming price is going to be set at whatever the perceived entertainment value is. Not at previous contract prices for Azerbaijan's market.....

And they'll find very few will pay $24.99 for a second rate game. Me I'll carry on as normal.

Oh I dont doubt that for a minute. I'm just saying that when the SANZAR contract is renewed if Amazon or Facebook or BeINSports or whoever gets the rights then bye-bye RugbyPass, hello $25 PPV. Enjoy it while it lasts and remember that if it comes to pass I'll be here to tell you "I told you so".

But on the same overseas market you can access a month of rugby for $20usd on Rugbypass ($15 if you apply promo code) or espn on Slingtv. So why would I pay $24.99 for 1 second rate game?

Rugbypass has "orphaned" rights purchased cheap. If there is a global streaming rights package that an Amazon would buy (and thats the package it'd be after) then you get a global streaming price. RugbyPass is set at USD20/mth because it has very little value in those markets. NFL's Gamepass, for example, is priced regardless of whether you live in an NFL-mad country or not. You're currently taking advantage by lying about where you are watching the content - and that loophole will close sooner or later.

As alluded to in other threads the streaming price is going to be set at whatever the perceived entertainment value is. Not at previous contract prices for Azerbaijan's market.....

And they'll find very few will pay $24.99 for a second rate game. Me I'll carry on as normal.

Oh I dont doubt that for a minute. I'm just saying that when the SANZAR contract is renewed if Amazon or Facebook or BeINSports or whoever gets the rights then bye-bye RugbyPass, hello $25 PPV. Enjoy it while it lasts and remember that if it comes to pass I'll be here to tell you "I told you so".

Im sure Amazon or whoever will only charge what they can reasonable expect people will be prepared to pay. In rugby playing nations, they'll expect to be able to get the populous to pay the premium. In non playing nations they will have to offer it for what the market will be prepared to pay. Thats where I and I know many rugby geekzoners will be.

But as been mentioned already $10 is the sweet spot for an All Blacks game via stream for me

/me hugs his Sky Subscription knowing he can watch as much as he likes for less than 4 times that price with 60 other channels to boot! All without pirating, circumventing or the hassle of getting malware on my computer from dodgy sites.

Those who are talking about Rugby at a pub, don't forget the taxi to and from the pub.

$24.99 a game is just not worth it (for me). I'd rather go to the pub and add that to my beer fund. If it were $10 I'd be interested. What is going to be extremely interesting is to see what they charge overseas customers for the same stream. In all cases its money to Sky TV, Livestream, the All Blacks and maybe their opponents.

you are saying that you wont pay the $24.99 for a rugby game but you will pay the exorbitant prices that pub's charge for a beer.